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So this is the result of my first Ludum Dare.
I wanted to make it in time for the competition and now couldn't even finish my game for the jam...but I wanted to submit my progress even though my "game" lacks a lot of gameplay mechanics for an RPG (and music and sounds).
It's more of an interactive storyline you can walk through.
I barely used Game Maker before, I never made a whole game by myself and I never made an RPG (+ I'm more of a designer than programmer). And on top of that I wanted to use my story as the theme which meant that I needed the complete story (which was way to long and complex so the game title is not well represented in it) so people would see the connection (the essence of it is there so hopefully someone will understand it).
Anyways, It's over now and I learned a lot.
I used the free Game Maker Studio so I could only distribute a Windows version. Sorry about that. Maybe I use Unity next time.
Have fun and follow me on Twitter @twintrite.
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UPDATE #01
I added an executable and a zipped version of the game.
No content changes (for now)
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UPDATE #02
*** HOW TO PLAY ***
W, A, S, D to move
SPACE to interact
ESCAPE to exit
and you can try the L key just for fun ;)
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 56% |
| #163 | Humor(Jam) | 3.05 |
| #210 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.82 |
| #240 | Mood(Jam) | 3.35 |
| #539 | Fun(Jam) | 2.77 |
| #618 | Audio(Jam) | 1.94 |
| #629 | Overall(Jam) | 2.81 |
| #677 | Theme(Jam) | 2.23 |
| #708 | Innovation(Jam) | 2.23 |
Comments
Interesting, weird little story. I don't really now if i got it, need to think about this one.
Thanks for playing :) The only way to exit the loop is to exit the game (sounds somehow very philosophical) ;) Maybe I'll update it in the coming weeks so it plays as I intended.
I would continue to work on this game. I enjoyed playing it. It reminded me of playing Zelda in the old days! Good luck :)
After reading your comment I am totally psyched to do that...games like 'Legend of Zelda' and 'Secret of Mana' were a big part of my childhood. Thank you :)
I'm currently unable to access any of the uploaded materials... I checked all three. It's a pity, too, because this one really caught my eye! It looks interestingly fairytaleish.
@Victory Garden can you please check again? I should work now. I am able to download all three on different computers.
Loved the graphics and the mood. I also liked how you used alert boxes to do the dialogs, haha.
I also loved the style and story! Sadly I couldn't figure out how to escape the endless loop of nightmares!
For a first-time LD your game is amazing. My first LD (as an individual, not as part of the ConflictiveLabs team) wasn't half as good!
I'm glad you are working on a post-jam version (that's the spirit!) I'd really love to play the finished game.
Hahaha yeah those alert boxes really hurt my eyes and my soul ^^ one of the first things on my list when I find the time to work on it again...hopefully next week. And thanks for the kind words. I'm glad people like it or at least find parts in it that are like-worthy :) btw. I truly enjoyed playing BOND. Is there a chance that you guys work on an update for that as well? ;)
I enjoyed the alert boxes, though. Totally unexpected and smart, haha, but yes, you can't have them in a "finished" game, sadly.
About Bond, thanks! glad you liked it! :D We want to do a post-post-jam version with sound and music if we manage to find time for that. Our current post-jam version is basically the game with the levels it was intended to have, which is the least we could do since I couldn't make it in time to add the levels before the jam ended :/
Good start. It looks really nice. And intriguing. Would be good to see what you could do with more time.
Lovely art style, promising story, just needs some more interactivity and progression. Good work, keep it up!
Nice history concept. I would be very interested in seeing more of it.
Alright, so I walked around, ended up in the place with red blobs (somewhat adorable, I admit) and got stuck. >.<
Too bad, because the game looks like it could be something. O.o"
@Sunflower Thanks and yeah the "end" is not very obvious...but keep pushing ;)
Hahaha enjoyed meeting my father :D great graphics and keep pushing ;)
Great graphics, cool concept. Would love to see a more fleshed out version of this!
Thank you all! Maybe I'll find some time tonight to work on it again but I can't promise :)
Nice first LD game, I thought the ending was pretty funny.
I also really liked the tress sprite, well done.
Actually I think that the fact that there wasn't any
music contributed to the mood.
The graphics look great - much nicer than mine. I like your collision engine too... How you slide off the round things.
Could use a better dialog system than show_message though - those are a bit awkward feeling at times.
The story is interesting, kind of mysterious. Overall the game is good for someone just starting out!
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The graphics look phenomenal. Did you create that?